Pain Management

  • Debra S. Morley
  • David I. Mostofsky
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Part of the The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging book series (SSAD)

Abstract

Despite the increased interest in understanding age-related changes, and in developing service delivery systems for the expanding aging and elderly populations, there is a paucity of effort directed toward the effective utilization of behavioral theory and technologies in the analysis and remediation of pain problems in older adults. The accelerating nationwide increase in the elderly population, combined with the many behavior problems and deficits associated with their increased longevity, has contributed to the emergence of behavioral gerontology as an identified specialty, although there remains a relative lack of interest and research activity in the larger community of behavioral researchers concerning the problems of older individuals (Wisocki & Mosher, 1982). The need for an understanding of these problems is critical if we are to establish the basis for training and education of professional and other health specialists versed in the psychosocial aspects of comprehensive geriatric and gerontological management.

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Chronic Pain Pain Management Cancer Pain Pain Threshold Chronic Pain Patient 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Debra S. Morley
    • 1
  • David I. Mostofsky
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of PsychologyBoston UniversityBostonUSA
  2. 2.Laboratory for Experimental Behavioral Medicine, Department of PsychologyBoston UniversityBostonUSA

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